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Alabama lawmakers adjourn session without final gambling vote

May. 09, 2024 21:29 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers ended the legislative session Thursday without approving a lottery, slot machines and video poker machines, continuing a 25-year stalemate on the issue of gambling. Supporters were unable to break an impasse in the Alabama Senate after the...

Gambling legislation remains stalled in session's closing hours

May. 08, 2024 18:58 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gambling legislation remains stalled in the Alabama Senate with members expressing doubt that it will get another vote in the closing hours of the legislative session. The session ends Thursday and supporters have been unable to break a stalemate in the...

Gambling bill to allow lottery and slots remains stalled in the Alabama Senate

May. 03, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A proposal to authorize a state lottery and allow casinos with slot machines and video poker, but not table games, at seven sites in the state remains stalled in the Alabama Legislature but could get another vote in the session’s final three days. “I...

Gambling legislation stumbles in Alabama Senate, lawmakers delay vote

May. 01, 2024 02:01 AM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama House of Representatives advanced a compromise on gambling legislation to authorize a state lottery and allow slot machines at seven locations in the state, but the measure stalled late Tuesday amid opposition in the Alabama Senate. Senators...